Thomas Carl Gentry passed into eternal rest on October 19, 2012 at the age of 74. He was born on July 24, 1938 in Barton County, Missouri to Thomas Bennie and Katherine Nellie Gentry. Tom entered the Air Force in 1959 and had tours at Lackland AFB, Thailand, Little Rock AFB, Korea, Okinawa, Germany and ESC/Kelly Hill. He retired in 1989 as a Chief Master Sergeant after a 30 year Air Force career. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Donna Gentry, his children; Travis Clark Gentry and wife Amanda, and Cynthia Lynn Evans and husband Heath. He leaves three grandsons, Thomas Charles Gentry, Zachary Kight Gentry, and Melvin Carl Evans. Tom was a member of the American Legion, Somerset Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, as well as the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church. His family will receive visitors on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, from 5:00P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Sunset Northwest Funeral Home on Bandera Road. His funeral service will be on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 12:00 P.M. at the funeral home with burial to follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with Air Force Military Honors.
